Laptop keeps shuting off

Hello all,
Recently my laptop (IBM ThinkPad A22m) has been shutting off for a reason
I'm not too sure off. For example, sometimes I can leave it running for a
few days without it shutting down, occasionally it has shut down right
after it boots up. At times I can be surfing online with no problem, then
all of a sudden it shuts down.The only recurring instance I see of the
shut downs is if I do anything with a lot of graphics. If I were at a
simple web page it runs fine, as soon as I go to a page with a lot of
graphics the laptop shuts down.The major unfortunate problem is I use
Photoshop and Flash on my laptop and now when I try to run either program
it shuts down. The laptop is several years old, and I'm sure it is in
need of service. Do I ship it out to the manufacture for repair? take it
to a local computer repair shop? any ideas about the shut downs, and any
opinions about local computer repair shops? Are most just experienced
with desktops and/or would it be worth the extra cost to ship to
manufacturer? Thank you for any help and suggestions.

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"scrubs" <> wrote in message
news:Xns9918A632C2E54whatsanorifice@69.28.186.158...
> Hello all,
> Recently my laptop (IBM ThinkPad A22m) has been shutting off for a reason
> I'm not too sure off. For example, sometimes I can leave it running for a
> few days without it shutting down, occasionally it has shut down right
> after it boots up. At times I can be surfing online with no problem, then
> all of a sudden it shuts down.The only recurring instance I see of the
> shut downs is if I do anything with a lot of graphics. If I were at a
> simple web page it runs fine, as soon as I go to a page with a lot of
> graphics the laptop shuts down.The major unfortunate problem is I use
> Photoshop and Flash on my laptop and now when I try to run either program
> it shuts down. The laptop is several years old, and I'm sure it is in
> need of service. Do I ship it out to the manufacture for repair? take it
> to a local computer repair shop? any ideas about the shut downs, and any
> opinions about local computer repair shops? Are most just experienced
> with desktops and/or would it be worth the extra cost to ship to
> manufacturer? Thank you for any help and suggestions.
>
First check is your Event viewer to see if any errors show
there.
Next is the possibility of overheating (it`s elderly, and could
be full of dust).

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On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:20:24 +0000, scrubs wrote:
> Hello all,
> Recently my laptop (IBM ThinkPad A22m) has been shutting off for a reason
> I'm not too sure off. For example, sometimes I can leave it running for a
> few days without it shutting down, occasionally it has shut down right
> after it boots up. At times I can be surfing online with no problem, then
> all of a sudden it shuts down.The only recurring instance I see of the
> shut downs is if I do anything with a lot of graphics. If I were at a
> simple web page it runs fine, as soon as I go to a page with a lot of
> graphics the laptop shuts down.The major unfortunate problem is I use
> Photoshop and Flash on my laptop and now when I try to run either program
> it shuts down. The laptop is several years old, and I'm sure it is in
> need of service. Do I ship it out to the manufacture for repair? take it
> to a local computer repair shop? any ideas about the shut downs, and any
> opinions about local computer repair shops? Are most just experienced
> with desktops and/or would it be worth the extra cost to ship to
> manufacturer? Thank you for any help and suggestions.

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